Compton Family Record

John Green Compton

Person Chart

Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
James Compton 9 JUL 1797 Betsy Orr 1801

Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Josephine Wentworth ABT 1843

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth 12 NOV 1843 Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth ABT 1844 Kansas, USA
Place of Residence 1850 Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Age: 6
Place of Residence 1860 Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Age: 16
Occupation 1860 Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Laborer
Marriage 19 JAN 1869 Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Residence 1870 Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA Age: 26; Census Post Office: Columbus
Place of Residence 1 MAR 1885 Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Age: 41; Marital Status: Married
Occupation DEC 1899 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Sewing machine salesman
Place of Residence 1900 Cucamonga, San Bernardino, California, USA Age: 53; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Place of Residence 1910 Roy, Pierce, Washington, USA Age: 66; Age: 66; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Occupation Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA Sewing machine salesman
Occupation Kansas City, Missouri, USA Sewing machine salesman
Occupation Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Sewing machine salesman
Occupation Merchant
Occupation Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Sewing machine salesman
Race White
Death UNKNOWN

Notes

John Green Compton 4, m Tues. Jan 19, 1869, at McLane, Erie county, Pa. Josephine Wentworth, daughter of Lucius and Harriet (Lloyd) Wentworth. b Fri. Jan. 6. 1843, d Sun. May 7, 1899. at Tacoma, Wash.

John Greene Compton has been an agent for the sale of sewing machines at Edinboro, Pa.; Rochester, Minn.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Tacoma, Wash. Was also for a time interested with his brother Hugh at Columbus. Neb, as a merchant. Now (Dec. 1899) in the sewing machine business at Los Angeles. Cal. Child of John Greene Compton 4 and Josephine Wentworth:

1. Harry Compton 5, b at Columbus, Neb, Thurs. Sept. 5, 1899, m at Everett, Wash. Tues. Sept. 5, 1899, Gertrude P. Packwood, daughter of Samuel Tait Packwood and Matilda (Wardle) Packwood; resides now (Dec. 1899) at Tacoma.

Sources

Description Page Quality Information Evidence
1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 333A; Image: 165 Don't know Don't know Don't know
1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Columbus, Platte, Nebraska; Roll: M593_832; Page: 62A; Image: 127; Family History Library Film: 552331 Don't know Don't know Don't know
1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Cucamonga, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 97; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0238; FHL microfilm: 1240097 Don't know Don't know Don't know
1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Roy, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T624_1665; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375678 Don't know Don't know Don't know
Family Record of James Compton and Clarissa Cleveland-Compton p. 27 Don't know Don't know Don't know
Family Record of James Compton and Clarissa Cleveland-Compton p. 21 Don't know Don't know Don't know
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Don't know Don't know Don't know
Supplemental Compton Family Record p. 12 Don't know Don't know Don't know